Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-09
COAST eULLlNes
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California


eral houses at Nogales.
A church edifce for the use OF the
Baptists is being builtat Roslyn. W. T.
A fire at Hanford, Cal, destroyed q
large part of the business portion o.
the town.
The K. OF l.. Assembly at Roslyn,
w. T., are building fine twostory
hall 90x35 feet.
81. Short has been appointed rail-
way mail agent between Helena, Mon
tana, and Portland.
AT Lessleys sawmill, near Jackson,
Cal, young man by the name OF Al
bert Petty lost his life by log rolling
over him.
During the past year the various
postofices in Washington Territory
issued money orders aggregating
1894 ,030 So.
At Stella, w. t., while a lad about
II years OF age, son of Mr.. Clark, was
playing, he hanged himself and was
not discovered until he was dead.
There is some talk on the Sound OF
importing 1000 negroes to work in the
logging camps. The scarcity OF ID
borers is urged as the justifying cause
1t is reported from Los Angeles that
the Perkins Baldwin breach OF promise
case has been settled by plaintiff ac-
cepting 81 500, or ten per cent OF the
verdict
1t is reported that miners are &c
scarce at Typo, Nevada, that men can
not be go. to do the work, and Indians
are employed in tho mines at vs. 81
per day.
The San Francisco Chamber OF Com
MERGE has resolved to memorabilia
the ensuing Congress to assist in thu
construction OF cable from San Fran
cisco to the Sandwich Islands.
| Camas prairie is in Idaho county
1t is thirty miles long by twenty mile
wide, and it comprises about twelve
townships, which makes it the larges
tract Of agricultural land in ono bod.
in the Territory OF Idaho.
1t is not generally understood tina
the Puyallup Indians were granted b.
an Act OF Congress, at its last session
the right OF equal suffrage with tn
whites. Many Of the Indians are ex
pecting to vote at the coming election
in November.
Bishop Seghers, Catholic missionary
was murdered in cold blood by hi
companion, on the night of Novembe
2Sth last. The scene of the TRACED
was on the banks Of the Yukon rive
about 500 miles from its mouth. Tn
murderer is Frank Fuller, a youn
man from Portland, Oregon, who az
companied the Bishop as companio
: and servant
Albert Stephens, S-yearold son {
Judge A. M. Stephens, jumped from
street car, while in motion, at Los Al
geles. In running forward to reac
the sidewalk, he ran against WACO
loaded with brick. The recoil wa
! such that he was thrown over On h
back under the fore wheels of III
wagon. Both wheels passed over hi
body crushing the skull. Death WI
, instantaneous.
4 At Dillon, Montana, Henry Oral
D horn shot his wife through the hea,
: killing her instantly. He then fire
two shots into his forehead, neither
S which, however took fatal effect, mere
: indenting his skull and glancing u
0 wards. He is unconscious, but his Iii
it is thought, can be saved, by trepa
" ming The murderer is under arres
@ The deceased and husband came fro
:, Kansas about four months ago. Je,
# ousy was the cause.
r. VanWinkle, who lives on Elliot
: slough, near Aberdeen, w. r., hea
y one of his hogs making terrible d
:, turbance in the slashing near
+ house. Equipping himself with
: Winchester Van ran to the scene
blood as rapidly as possible, arrivil
just in time to find large black be-
tearing the flesh from one of the fine
OF his porcine pets. A we'll directt
shot brought bruin to the ground, b,
!. the hog was also killed.
John r. Nails was run over and il
stantly killed by street car at Sa
Francisco. He was driver and co,
ductor of the car, and had just starte
from the terminus on the down. tow
trip, when he dropped one of tn
reins, and in endeavoring to regain
leaned over the dashboard and lost h
balance. He fell with his head on til
track, and both wheels passed over j
crushing in the entire left side an
leaving the brains exposed.
At Pomeroy, w. t., the child of !
f. Meyer fell in a we'll seventy fee
deep and had the presence of mind t.
clasp the bucket rope which accompa
MED her to the bottom. The mothe
on missing the child went to tho We
and began to turn the windlass and s,
found her child was on board the ron
below When the mother gave OF,
the bucket from the top met the on,
half way down coming up with TN
child which had presence of min,